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Security Camera & Access Control Installation in Illinois
Cameras and door access, planned and installed.
Good camera coverage starts with planning, not hardware. Which entrances, which angles, what you need to see at night, how long footage must be kept. AITGD designs IP camera and door access systems, coordinates the low-voltage wiring, installs everything, and sets up remote viewing so you can check the office from your phone.
- 100% PoE cameras, no analog
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IP camera installation, NVR setup, and door access control: what's included.
- Camera placement planning that covers entrances, parking, and key interior areas
- IP camera installation with modern PoE cameras, not yesterday's analog CCTV
- NVR (network video recorder) installation and retention setup
- Remote viewing on your phone and desktop, behind secure access, not an open port
- Door access control: fobs, keypads, or mobile credentials replacing the key ring
- Low-voltage wiring coordination, with clean cable runs to every camera and door
- Camera network segmentation that keeps surveillance gear on its own VLAN, away from business data
- User management: who can view footage, who can unlock which door, with an audit trail
When a business needs security cameras and access control.
Break-ins and close calls are the obvious trigger, yours or the business next door's. But just as often it's operational: a dispute about what happened at the loading dock, a departing employee and no record of who holds keys, a landlord or insurer requiring coverage of entries and exits. New construction and build-outs are the ideal moment, since camera and door wiring should go in alongside the network cabling. If you're re-keying the office for the second time, it's time for fobs.
Common questions.
How long is camera footage kept?
That's a sizing decision, not a fixed number. Thirty days is a common target for offices; some industries and leases require more. Retention is driven by camera count, resolution, and recorder storage. Tell us the number of days you need and we size the NVR to hit it.
Do the cameras need their own wiring, or can they use our network?
Modern IP cameras run on the same Cat6 cabling as the rest of your network and draw power over it too. That's PoE, power over Ethernet. We keep surveillance on its own VLAN so footage never mixes with business traffic. If we're pulling network cable anyway, adding camera runs at the same time is the cheap way to do it: one wiring job, two systems.
Can we watch the cameras from home?
Yes. That's standard now. You get a secured app on your phone and desktop for live view and playback. We route remote access through the manufacturer's secure relay or a VPN, not by punching your recorder open to the internet, which is how cameras end up on hacker search engines.
What happens to the door access system if the internet or power goes out?
Doors keep working. Access controllers store credentials locally, so fobs work with the internet down, and battery backup carries the system through outages. Doors are configured to fail to a safe, code-compliant state. You lose remote management during an outage, not access.
Ready to get your office IT handled?
Tell us about your office. You'll get a clear scope and a real quote.
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